Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-04-20
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AFTERNOON.
AT the afternoon session of the eopr, IN.
room was again filled with spectators and
regal gentlemen, the revenue officials ana
their counsel also being present.
Court-There is nothing further for the
court to do or say relative to the witnes.
(meaning Mr.. Murphy.
District Attorney Bird here held a lono
consultation with the judge.
Court.(to Clerk Are you preparing the
Clerk am.
Court understand that the witness re.
| fuses to produce the records or certi6 ed
copy of the same, and will not tale eY,rao,.
from the records BY which to refresh bis
memory. ms
District Attorney-That might be fair
inference II by extracts he meant copies
mr.. Murphy continued to retain hi. seat
~ the court room during the afternoon.
Messrs Redman, Cromwell and Bird taking
their departure on the afternoon trains
Ahson M.Goddsrd Esq was the mex, witness
called. He testified relative TO the eonv of
the records which he obtained from tn C1I.
iector's office on his recent trip to Ellswo-,h
In the employ of the State Toe record
showed that person named R. C. Hall
whose place of business was on Church Sr
10 Gardiner, had paid special tax. Mr.
haiis council, Mr.. Heath, objected to the
aumlsslon OF the record as evidence, on the
GROUND that the building which Mr. Hall oc-
cupled was not located on Church street and
not witness could be found in Gardiner Who
would say so. The court asked if rumsell
ers throughout the State were
to escape because they took out snec;al
tax stamps ana gave the wrong street The
evidence was admitted and Mr.. Goddard went
on with his testimony. Mr. Heath continued
onering ooJ actions and the Judge remarked
- gu see the diff 'ulty in getting evidence
without the testimony of the Deputy Col
lector"
In an interview with Commissioner Miller
at Washington the question was asked:
what is the Internal Revenue Bureau
going to do about Collector Murphy ?"
"Help him fight it OUT" was the reply.
Mr.. Murphy did just light and has the fullest
approval of this Department He has acted
admirably in the entire matter. His state.
ment to court was clear and logical and Just
what we would have had it We can stand on
that and make fight.
But meantime Mr. Murphy langu,sbes in
jail"
well" smiled the Commissioner, THAT
IS little rough on Mr. Murphy II is fact.
but we will do the best we can to make the
hight brief one. We have notifi4d the
district attorney TO appear for him and pre-
sumo he will be relieved of the unpleasant
features very soon"
"But YOU propose to light this matter out.
do you?
Eyes, this is the first opportunity for fair
test case of this principle, and it is Just a.
well to have it settled here and now. | think
It had better be fought out on this line and
the test be fairly made -
'Have you consulted your law officers on
The subject p
Not yet, for we cannot do so till we hear
from the district attorney. We shall make
no delay, however, when the facts are before
US"
We met Collector Redman Just before h.
departed for home YESTERDAY afternD11 w.
asked him what he was going to do in Mr.
Nurphy's caae. He replied that he had just
come from the telegraph Office where he
telegraphed to Commissioner Miller for in
structioGs.
slow do you expect to get Mr.. Murphy
out OF Jail - was the question.
81 See no way but TO bring A suit for am
ages against the sheriff" said he.
On further conversation it was learned that
he had asked the court to sdjudge him guilty
OF contempt so that the question could be
further tested, but his request was not grant
ed.
AT As MIR. Murphy left the court room
and accomp lnied Sheriff McFad1en to the
Ill. where he will remain unlil the adjourn
nient of the court, about two weeks, unless
ne purges himself of contempt or is relieved
by the United States courts. lie was a..
signed to cell NJ. l, which is on the corr ID "
just to the left of the stairway leading to the
basement. 1t contains two beds and il tastl-
ly adorned with pictures. 1t is not used or
dinariiy as aprison cell. Mr.. Murphy was
in excellent spirits last evening, and received
several callers, among whom was Mr. Z. &.
Allen. In the course of the evening, Mr..
Murphy, as correspondent of the G.ope, in
tervitwed himself.
An eminent legal gentleman noticed yes
terday that the officials of the rcvenue de-
partment found An abundance of TIM. vester
day to leave their business and spend dav
here looking after this case, vet could not get
five minutes to take an extract Of d recDr t.
refresh the memory.
Portland gentleman in town last night
authorltatively stated that Judge Webb had
granted District Attorney Birds appeal 10
the circuit court
"The Blood Is the Life"